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National rules dominate the common Nordic labour market
A new Øresund agreement has been signed. But there are still challenges facing commuters who regularly cross a Nordic national border to get to work.
11 minutes
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Danielle – from Party Swede to seamstress
Like tens of thousands of other Swedish youths, Danielle Backström travelled to Norway to work. She became one of the “Party Swedes” who worked in restaurants, cafés and bars. Since then, she has worked as a home carer and with plants. Now, she is training to become a seamstress.
6 minutes
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The story of the common Nordic labour market
The common Nordic labour market was established with little fanfare in 1954. Yet over time it has become one of the main pillars of the Nordic cooperation.
6 minutes
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“It had to be the Nordics” – why a Danish priest chose Norway
Anne Anker Bolstad is one of many Danish priests working in Norway, where there is a great priest shortage.
9 minutes
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Nordics counting the costs of work-related illness
3,000 Swedes die every year from work-related injuries. Unlike fatalities and accidents in the workplace, the effects of poor working environments are harder to see and measure. For the individual, the lost years amount to an immeasurable loss, but society also stands to lose an estimated 4 per cent of GDP per country a year.
5 minutes
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More exposed to cancer – Norwegian firefighters pushing for legal change
They expose themselves to great risks to save others and property. But the price they pay can be high. Firefighters are more likely to develop cancer than people in most other occupations. There are now growing calls for making it easier for firefighters to have cancer recognised as an occupational disease.
7 minutes
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No horsing around with the work environment for the Swedish equine sector
The Swedish horse industry faces challenges both in terms of high accident risks and heavy labour. To improve the work environment, they offer training and also use research to find new methods and tools to create better conditions. Now, a new equestrian centre where new technology will be tested is nearing completion.
8 minutes
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EU labour law after the parliamentary elections
What new labour legislation can we expect from the EU in the next five years? This depends as much on who becomes Commission President as on what the Parliament has on its wish list.
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Mobilising for a strong social Europe
On 16 April, a new social declaration on the future of employment policy covering the years 2024 to 2019 was adopted in Belgian La Hulpe. The La Hulpe Declaration was signed by the Belgian Presidency on behalf of 25 countries. Sweden and Austria were the only EU states not to sign.
7 minutes
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EU’s labour market wish list “could crash with the Nordic model”
The EU Parliament has drawn up a huge wish list for the labour market. Top social democrat candidate Johan Danielsson believes it contains reasonable demands. “The Nordic region has a lot to gain from improved working and living conditions in the rest of Europe, says Danielsson.
4 minutes